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The Kame, Foula, Shetland, 376 m above the North Atlantic, second highest sea cliff in the UK; St John's Head, Hoy, Orkney, 335m above the North Atlantic, highest purely vertical sea cliff in the UK [1] Hangman cliffs, Devon 318 m above Bristol Channel is the highest sea cliff in England
It is the highest sea cliff in England [1] and the highest point on the South West Coast Path. [2] Little Hangman is 716 feet (218 m) high and overlooks the village of Combe Martin at the western boundary of Exmoor National Park. Both cliffs lie on the South West Coast Path and are in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The North of England includes the country's highest mountains, in the Lake District of Cumbria. This was one of the first national parks to be established in the United Kingdom, in 1951. The highest peak is Scafell Pike, 978 m (3,209 ft) above sea level, and at least three other summits exceed 3,000 feet or 914.4 metres making them Furth Munros.
1 (The tallest mountain in a territory claimed by the UK) Mount Hope: 3,239 metres (10,627 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 2: Mount Jackson: 3,184 metres (10,446 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 3: Mount Stephenson: 2,987 metres (9,800 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 4: Mount Paget: 2,937 metres (9,636 ft) South Georgia and the South Sandwich ...
The western stretch of Exmoor boasts Hangman cliffs, the highest cliffs in mainland Britain, culminating near Combe Martin in the "Great Hangman", a 1,043 ft (318 m) 'hog-backed' hill with a cliff-face of 820 ft (250 m); its sister cliff the "Little Hangman" has a cliff-face of 716 ft (218 m).
With a cliff face of 800 feet (244 m), it is described as the highest cliff on mainland Britain. [28] The path now leaves the Exmoor National Park and enters the village of Combe Martin , which claims to have the longest village street in England (two miles (3.2 km)).
Golden Cap seen from Stonebarrow Hill in winter. Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England.At 191 metres (627 ft), it is arguably the highest point near the south coast of Great Britain (although the highest point is set back some 250 m (820 ft) from the coastline) and is visible for tens of miles along the coastline.
As of 31 December 2023, 7,654 people had climbed all 282 Scottish Munros, [11] as of April 2020 eleven people had climbed all 1556 Marilyns of Great Britain, [h] [12] while as of October 2022 only five people had climbed all the 2532 Simms of Great Britain, [i] Ken Whyte (Cruachan Beag 21/09/2010), Iain Thow (Cut Hill 07/06/2015), Michael ...